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Sri Lanka rupee closes at 305.50/55 to the US dollar

Bond yields were down.

March 14, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 305.65/72 to the US dollar

Bond yields broadly steady.

March 14, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 306.10/20 to the US dollar

Bond yields were down.

March 13, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 306.30/50 to the US dollar

Bond yields were down.

March 13, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka rupee flat against dollar, bond yields up

The Colombo Stocks Exchange was trading up, with the ASPI above the 21,000 mark

Sri Lanka rupee stronger against dollar, bond yields edge up

Bond yields were slightly up,

Sri Lanka bonds volatile, stocks up as cabinet re-shuffle awaited

Sri Lanka's bond yields fell Friday as the ruling coalition said it would go ahead with a co-habitation with a cabinet r...

February 16, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka not intervening; forex, bill markets as automatic stabilizers: CB

Sri Lanka's central bank is not intervening in forex or Treasury bill auctions, but are allowing market forces to respon...

February 16, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka to go ahead with sovereign sale; 2027 bond battered

Sri Lanka will go ahead with an international sovereign bond as early in 2018 as possible Central Bank Governor Indrajit...

February 15, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields spike across maturities

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields rose across maturities at Wednesday's auction with the 12-month bill yield u...

February 14, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka seen holding policy interest rates steady

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank is likely to keep its key policy interest rates unchanged when it a...

February 14, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee plunges, bonds high on political uncertainty

Sri Lanka's rupee fell to 155.45/55 against the US dollar in the spit market Wednesday morning down from 154.95/10 a day...

February 14, 2018 2 min read

CMPort sells Panda bonds to fund Sri Lanka Hambantota port buy

ECONOMYNEXT - China Merchants Port Holdings has raised 500 million renminbi (US$79.5 million) from a three-year ‘P...

February 12, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields spike after Rajapaksa win

Sri Lanka's bond yields spiked Monday as investors took stock of a shock defeat for the ruling coalition for and landsli...

February 12, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields up

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields rose across maturities at Wednesday's auction with the 12-month yield up 04 basis points t...

February 7, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields flat

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields were flat at Tuesday's auction with the 26 billion rupees of 6 and 12 month bills being so...

January 30, 2018 1 min read
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Latest Last
US Dollar 331.7485 330.8514
UK Pound 443.7468 438.3450
Euro 372.5204 371.0168
Yen 2.0969 2.0916
Aus Dollar 233.0533 231.1659
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.4948 3.4202
Korean Won 0.2499 0.2479
Oman Rial 861.6397 859.3320
Saudi Riyal 88.4403 88.0955
UAE Dirham 90.3209 90.0766
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 5,656.91 -0.43%
CSE All Share 19,927.30 -0.28%
Turnover Rs 1457.79 million 1193.67 million
Source: CSE
Latest Last
3-m bill 7.61 7.84
6-m bill 7.91 8.26
12-m bill 8.23 8.3
3-yr bond 9.24 9.25
5-yr bond 9.82 9.56
8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
today yesterday
Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka DFCC Bank's Basel III debt rated 'A+(lka)(EXP)'

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings said it has assigned DFCC Bank PLC's proposed Sri Lanka rupee-denominated Basel III-complian...

January 30, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells new 15-year, 2033 bonds at 10.05-pct

Sri Lanka has sold 80 billion rupees of 5 and 15 year bonds with bonds maturing on 15 January 2033 sold at a weighted av...

January 29, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's HDFC Bank downgraded on lack of state support; negative watch

Sri Lanka's HDFC Bank, a publicly traded state-controlled mortgage lender, has been downgraded to 'BBB- (lka)' from 'BBB...

January 29, 2018 4 min read

Fitch confirms SriLankan Airlines' government guaranteed bonds at 'B+'

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings said it has confirmed SriLankan Airlines Limited's (SLA) US dollar-denominated govern...

January 24, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka 01-year Treasury yield reaches 8.90-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s one-year Treasury Bill yield rose 05 basis points to 8.90% at an auction Wednesd...

January 24, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Hemas acquisition of Atlas will not impact debt, rating: Fitch

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Hemas Holdings 5.7 billion rupee acquisition of Atlas Axillia, a school and office stationery ...

January 23, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka bonds yields up, stock open lower after Presidential bombshell

Sri Lanka bonds yield moved up while stocks opened lower after an apparent presidential threat to take-over economic man...

January 22, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka 01-year Treasury yield rises to 8.85-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s one-year Treasury Bill yield rose 05 basis points to 8.85% at an auction Wednesd...

January 17, 2018 1 min read

Central Bank says cannot make comment on bond, EPF, irregularities until audit

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank said it cannot make comments on alleged frauds at the Employees Pro...

January 16, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's CAL notches up top tier debt, equity and cross border M&A deals

Sri Lanka's Capital Alliance Partners (CAL), an investment bank says it helped structure some of the largest deals in th...

January 12, 2018 2 min read